“Om shines in the waters” (Maitrí Upanishad VI. 35). आपो ज्योतिरसोऽमृतं ब्रह्मभूर्भुबःस्वरोम् । मैत्री ६ ।३५ । दीप्यतोमापः । ओङ्कारोऽनुज्ञापनादाप्यायनादापः । इति तट्टीका । Water is said to be the first work of God (आप एबमसजादौ ।) “and the Spirit of God floated on the surface of the waters” hence called नारायणः (Genesis and Manu). Thales found water to be the origin of all things. [Sidenote: 10. _Om_ is Flavour &c. रसोबैतत् ।] “Om is _Rasa_, moisture, flavour, taste, relish and love (Maitrí Up. VI. 35). The goodness of God is flavour, a man having attained flavour, becomes possessed of joy” (Taittiríya Up II. 7.)ॐ रसोबैतत् । रसः कर्म्म परिपाक निवृत्तत्वात् आदित्यस्य रसतं? सर्ब्ब कर्म्म फलाश्रय इत्यर्थः । By flavour _rasa_ they mean love also and love is believed to be the formative power according to Empedocles. [Sidenote: 11. Om is Ambrosia. ओममृतं मधु ।] “_Om_ is ambrosia the food of gods. (Gr. _He ambrosia est setos theon_). It is also honey and all sweet.” So the Sruti; अमृतं देबानामोदन हेतुत्वात् । मैत्री उप ६ ।३५ । असौबामधु । छान्दोग्यं तैत्तिरीयञ्च । १ ।७ । [Sidenote: 12. Om Udgítha. ओमुद्गीथः ।] “_Om_, this letter the Udgítha, should be adored, Om is chaunted.” (Ch’hándogya I. 1). “The Udgítha of Sáma Veda, corresponds with the _pranava_ of the Rig Veda.” (Cowel’s Mait VI. 3). “The Udgítha is the principle part of the Sáma verse, and sung by Udgátri priests.” “It is chaunted (Udgíyate), and is therefore called Udgítha and is a _Karmángávayava_ or part of the liturgy.” “What is Udgítha, that is Om; what is Om, that is Udgítha.” (Maitrí. Ch’chándogya). [Sidenote: 13. _Om_ is breath. ॐ स्वासः ।] “Om called the Udgítha is breath,” (Ch’hándogya Upanishad p. 12). [Sidenote: 14. _Om_ is sun. आदित्य ।] “The sun is _Om_, _Om_ is Udgítha, the sun is Udgítha, he is _Om_.” (Maitrí IV. 4). “The splendour of Brahman is yonder sun, and it too is the splendour of Om.” (Ibid). यद्ब्र्हम ज्योतिः यज्ज्योतिः सआदित्यः । यत् सबितृतदादित्यः । मैत्री उप । [Sidenote: 15. Om the soul. ओमात्मेति ।] “The soul is looked upon as _Om_.” (Ch’hándogya Upanishad. p. 12). “For this all represented by _Om_ is Brahma. This soul is Brahma.” (Mándukya V. 2). ॐकार एब आत्म स्वरूपमेब । तस्यैतस्य परापर ब्रह्मरूपस्याक्षरस्योपब्याख्यानं । [Sidenote: 16. Om the Supreme spirit. ॐ परमात्मा ।] “_Om_ is the most appropriate name for the Supreme Spirit _paramátman_.” (Ch’hándogya I. 1). “The Universal soul is the totality of individual souls.” (समष्टि ब्यष्टि). [Sidenote: 17. Om is Mind. ओं मनस् ।] “Om is mind _manas_, the self consciousness or _ahankára_ of the Sánkhya.” (Ibid p. 3). [Sidenote: 18. Om is Body. ॐ कायः ।] “_Om_ is corporeal.” (Ch’hándogya p. 3). [Sidenote: 19. Om is Adorable ओमुपास्यं ।] “The letter Om is eulogised for its adorableness, and is an inducement to its worship.” (Ch’hándogya I. 9. p. 8). [Sidenote: 20. Om a Vehicle ॐ रथः ।] “_Om_ is the vehicle of the worship and knowledge of the superior and inferior Brahma.” (Maitrí Up. 260).